North America

North America

$270M in Green Bonds Approved for Stevens Institute Student Housing Projects

Late last month, the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority unanimously approved the issuance of bonds not to exceed $270 million that will help the...

The Conservation Fund Announces Commencement Of Green Bond Offering

The Conservation Fund (TCF) announced today that it is commencing an offering of taxable Green Bonds (the "Bonds") of approximately $100 to $150 million....

Baton Systems Raises $12 Million for Blockchain-inspired Bank Payments Infrastructure

1Baton Systems, a three-year-old Fremont, California-based provider of bank-to-bank payments infrastructure modeled on blockchain technology, today announced that it’s raised $12 million in series A funding...

Telegram’s Blockchain Will Be Compatible With Ethereum: Source

Telegram’s new blockchain project will be compatible with ethereum, according to a tech startup building tools for the network. The messaging company is expected to...

EEA Publishes Blockchain Uses for T-Mobile and Other Major Telecoms

The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA), an organization that aims to establish standards in the blockchain sector, has published a collection of use cases for...

Morocco Makes Advances in Islamic Finance Despite Continued Challenges

A new report from the ratings agency Fitch Ratings has argued that Morocco’s attempts to establish a sharia-compliant financial infrastructure continue to be impeded...